"The Industrial Revolution began in England in the eighteneeth century and quickly spread across Europe and North America. New technology and inventions
transformed an agricultural and commercial way of life into a modern industrial society. Changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution revolutionized families
and lifestyles as the factory system drew workers away from the rural family economy to urban areas." TeacherLink
"The Industrial Revolution began in England in the eighteneeth century and quickly spread across Europe and North America. New technology and inventions
transformed an agricultural and commercial way of life into a modern industrial society. Changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution revolutionized families
and lifestyles as the factory system drew workers away from the rural family economy to urban areas."
TeacherLink
Resources:
The Workingman’s Ten Commandments (heavy on tone)
Child Labour in Cotton Factories, 1807
The Workers Anvil (persuasive song, see attached lyrics pdf!)
The Barnsley Manifesto - June 1838
Shaftesbury's Speech to amend the Ten Hour Bill:1844
Factory Labour and Physical Deformaties
A Wise Factory Owner
Primary Sources from Fordham University
Primary Source Documents:
History Teacher.NET - Wonderful resource! I would love to get my graphic design hands on the page but the links are amazing!
Project Ideas:
Industrial Revolution Invention Project Wiki